UK: Two teenagers charged over Transport for London cyber attack

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with a massive cyber attack which caused Transport for London (TfL) months of disruption. The National Crime Agency (NCA) says it believes the hack – which began on 31 August last year – Read More …

Attacker steals customer data from UK rail operator LNER during break-in at supplier

One of the UK’s largest rail operators, LNER, is the latest organization to spill user data via a third-party data breach.… It confirmed the incident on Wednesday, saying customer contact details and “some information about previous journeys” was accessed at Read More …

Germany: Cyber Security in Road Transport 2025

Information technology has been part of modern vehicles for a long time already: connected services, AI-based assistants and over-the-air updates are standard in many vehicle models – and with autonomous driving functions the complexity grows further. Cyber security is of Read More …

Nevada hit by cyber attack disrupting state services for thousands

A cyber attack targeting Nevada’s state technology systems has left thousands of residents without access to vital services for days, with many offices still struggling to restore full operations. The attack, which began early Sunday morning, forced the closure of Read More …

Cyber attack on Nigeria Customs Service disrupts clearance operations

A cyber attack on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) platform of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has caused significant disruptions to cargo clearance operations at ports across the country. Licensed Customs agents are already counting their losses to demurrage charges Read More …

WestJet says some passengers’ personal information stolen in cyberattack

WestJet says some personal data including information about travel documents such as passports was stolen in a cyberattack earlier this year, but credit and debit card numbers as well as user passwords were not compromised. In a note to customers, Read More …

Security flaws in a carmaker’s web portal let one hacker remotely unlock cars from anywhere

A security researcher said flaws in a carmaker’s online dealership portal exposed the private information and vehicle data of its customers, and could have allowed hackers to remotely break into any of its customers’ vehicles. Eaton Zveare, who works as Read More …

Russia: Aeroflot cancels dozens of flights after hacker attack paralyzes IT systems

Russia’s Aeroflot airline has cancelled 49 round-trip flights to and from Moscow due to an IT system failure, the air carrier reported. The press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia said that the airline’s information systems were brought Read More …

Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company

One password is believed to have been all it took for a ransomware gang to destroy a 158-year-old company and put 700 people out of work. KNP – a Northamptonshire transport company – is just one of tens of thousands Read More …

GoldMelody’s Hidden Chords: Initial Access Broker In-Memory IIS Modules Revealed

Unit 42 researchers uncovered a campaign by an initial access broker (IAB) to exploit leaked Machine Keys — cryptographic keys used on ASP.NET sites — to gain access to targeted organizations. IABs breach organizations and then sell that access to Read More …